UPDATE: Woman Killed by Train in Southport Identified

Update, Oct. 22:

The woman struck and killed by an Amtrak train Tuesday in Southport has been identified as Jennifer Battista, 41, of Milford, according to the Connecticut Post.

The Post reports that the woman’s death is still under investigation but an MTA spokesman said the reason she was on the tracks does not appear to be either accidental or criminal.

Read more at the Connecticut Post here.

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A woman was struck and killed by an Amtrak train at the Southport Railroad Station on Tuesday afternoon.

Personnel on the scene told the Fairfield Citizen that preliminary indications are that the incident may have been a suicide, but there has been no official finding on the cause.

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The Hartford Courant reports that the woman was lying on the southbound tracks around 1:45 p.m. but a train engineer spotted her and was able to stop. She was then lying on the northbound tracks and was struck by the northbound train, according to the Courant.

The woman had not been identified as of Tuesday night.

The northbound train had about 200 passengers on board and was heading to Boston after beginning its run at about 6 a.m. in Virginia, according to the Fairfield Citizen.

There were delays on the New Haven Line for several hours on Tuesday afternoon due to the police activity but Metro-North reported that it was all clear and service was on schedule by 5:50 p.m.

This story will be updated when more information is available.